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About this visa

This visa was previously repealed and closed from 2 June 2014 until 25 September 2014. Applications are now accepted for this visa.

If you lodged an application during the period when the visa was repealed then you need to lodge a new application.

The Aged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 114) is a permanent visa that allows some older people who meet age requirements to migrate to Australia if they rely on an eligible relative in Australia to provide financial support.

Your application must be lodged outside Australia; and you must be outside Australia when the visa is granted.

What this visa lets you do

This is a permanent visa. It allows you and your family to:

stay in Australia indefinitely as an Australian permanent resident

apply for Australian citizenship (if you are eligible)

travel to and from Australia as a permanent resident for five years from the date the visa is granted - after that time you will need to apply for another visa if you want to return to Australia.

Before you apply

The Australian Government limits the number of Aged Dependent Relative visas (subclass 114) it grants each year.

Aged Dependent Relative visa applications are given a lower priority than other family visas, such as partner and child visas. You can find information on processing times at Family Members, Capping and Queuing.

Your passport

Usually, you and your family need to have valid passports to be granted this visa. If you plan to get a new passport, you should do so before applying for your visa. If you get a new passport after you have lodged your application, give the details of your new passport to one of our offices.

You should not apply for this visa unless you believe you are likely to be successful, because the visa application charge will not usually be refunded if your application is refused or withdrawn.

Your sponsor in Australia

You must be sponsored by the relative on whom you are financially dependent, and who has provided this support for at least the three years before you lodge your application. Their partner can also be your sponsor.

Dependency

To be considered an aged dependent relative you must be:

not married or in a de facto relationship

able to demonstrate that you have been wholly or substantially dependent on your relative in Australia for financial support for your basic needs of food, shelter and clothing or because you have a disability which prevents you from working. This support must have been continuing for at least three (3) years before your application is lodged.

Age

Health requirements

You must meet certain health requirements. The results are usually valid for 12 months. Do not arrange a health examination until we ask you to.

This also applies to all dependent family members included in your application, whether they are migrating or not.

Character requirements

You must meet certain character requirements. You must be prepared to provide a police certificate from each country you have lived in for 12 months or more, during the past 10 years, since you turned 16 years of age. Do not arrange for police certificates until we ask you to.

This also applies to all dependent family members listed in the application, whether they are migrating or not.

Sign the Australian Values Statement

You must sign an Australian Values Statement to confirm that you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws. The statement is included in the visa application form. You must have read, or had explained to you, the Life in Australia book before you sign the statement.

This applies to all migrating family members listed in the application who are 18 years of age or older.

Debts to the Australian government

You must have no outstanding debts to the Australian Government or have arranged to repay any outstanding debts to the Australian Government before this visa can be granted.

This also applies to all dependent family members listed in the application, whether they are migrating or not.

After you applied for this visa but before a decision is made, your dependent children can be added to your application.

How to apply

This information explains what you need to do to apply for an Aged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 114). Your application must be lodged outside Australia. You must be outside Australia when the visa is granted.

Prepare your documents

You need to provide documents to prove the claims you make in the application. The documents are listed in the Document checklist.

Some documents could take some time to obtain. You should have them ready when you lodge the application to reduce any delays in processing.

Lodge all the forms together. Pay the first instalment of the visa application charge when you apply.

Lodge your application at one of the immigration offices outside Australia, which will tell you how you can pay. There is also further information available on the methods of payment accepted by our offices.

More information

There is more information to help you prepare your application, such as certifying and translating documents into English, communicating with us, using a migration agent, authorising another person to receive information from us, and receiving assistance with your application.​​

Wait for a decision

There is high demand for family migration visas and only a limited number of places are available. Applications for this visa are subject to capping and queuing arrangements and in accordance with any relevant Ministerial Directions. This means your application is considered in two stages:

Your application is assessed against the core requirements for this visa. It is then either placed in a queue to wait for a visa place to become available, or it is refused. If it is placed in a queue, we will tell you your 'queue date'. In the interest of fairness and equity, we are not able to move your application ahead of others in the queue even if there are compelling and compassionate circumstances.

When a visa place becomes available:

we assess your application to check whether you still qualify for this visa (including health and character requirements and an assurance of support)

if you qualify for the visa, we ask for the second instalment of the visa application charge

we make a final decision about your visa application.

If your visa is granted, you must be outside Australia when it is granted.

Do not make arrangements to travel to Australia until you are advised in writing that you have been granted a visa. Wait for a decision from us before you book your travel.

Provide more information

You can provide more information to us, at any time until a decision is made on the application. If you want to correct information you provided, use:

Withdrawing your application

You can withdraw the application at any time before we make a decision about it. To do this, send us a letter or email to ask for the withdrawal. Your request must include your full name, date of birth, and either your file reference number, client ID, or a Transaction Reference Number.

Applicants who are 18 years of age or older must sign the letter of withdrawal or send a separate email or letter.

You can remove one or more applicants and still continue with your visa application. Let us know in writing if you wish to do this. Include the signature of the person you are removing from your application if they are 18 or older.

Visa decision

You must be outside Australia on the date your visa is granted.

If the visa is granted, we will send you a letter or email to tell you:

when you can use the visa - date first entry must be made before

the visa grant number.

You will not have a visa label placed in your passport.

If the visa is not granted, we will send you a letter or email advising:

why the visa was refused

your review rights (if any)

the time limit for lodging a request for review of the decision (if applicable).

You need to provide documents to support your application for this visa. We can make a decision using the information you provide when you lodge your application. It is in your interest to provide as much information as possible with your application.

Provide certified copies of original documents. Do not include original documents unless we specifically ask for them. Police certificates should be original documents. Documents not in English must be accompanied by accredited English translations.

Use this checklist to make sure your application is complete.

Visa application requirements differ from country to country. If you apply outside Australia, your nearest immigration office outside Australia will tell you exactly how to submit your application and what documents to provide.

The checklist provides the details of the documents you are expected to include with your application. Your application could be delayed if you do not lodge complete forms and relevant documents to prove your claims.

Your identity

Certified copies of the biographical pages of the current passports or travel documents of all people included in the application (these are the pages with the holder's photo and personal details and the issue/expiry dates).

A certified copy of your birth certificate showing both parents' names. (This is required for each person included in the application.) If you do not have a birth certificate and are unable to get one, you must provide a certified copy of the identification pages of at least one of the following documents:

family book showing both parents' names

identification document issued by the government

documents issued by a court that verify your identity.

If you are unable to provide one of these documents, you must provide other acceptable evidence that you are who you claim to be.

A copy of the birth certificates is required for each person included in the application.

Four recent passport-sized photographs (45 mm x 35 mm) of each person included in the application.

These photographs should be of the head and shoulders only against a plain background.

Print the name of the person on the back of each photograph.

You must also include photographs of non-migrating dependent family members.

If your name has changed or the name of anyone included in your application has changed: a certified copy of evidence of the name change.

Your relationships

If you or anyone included in the application has been widowed, divorced or permanently separated: a certified copy of the death certificate, divorce documents, or statutory declaration separation documents.

Evidence of your relationship to your sponsor (certified copy of birth certificate, marriage certificates, death certificates, adoption certificates, or family status certificates or family books – if these documents are officially issued and maintained).

Evidence of your financial dependency on your relative in Australia for a reasonable period (usually three years) before lodging the visa application.

Evidence that your sponsor is an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.

Evidence that your sponsor is settled in Australia.

Your children

Certified copy of the child’s birth registration showing both parents’ names. If you cannot get this document, provide a certified copy of the identification pages of at least one of the following documents:

passport

family book showing both parents’ names

identification document issued by the government

document issued by a court that verifies the child’s identity.

If relevant, provide the same documents for anyone included as a dependent child of your child in the application.

If any dependent child included in the application is adopted: certified copies of the adoption papers.

If you want to bring a child younger than 18 years of age with you to Australia, and that child’s other parent is not included in the application: documentary evidence that you have the legal right to bring that child to Australia, such as:

certified copies of official legal documents, such as a court-issued parental responsibility (custody), access or guardianship order

Your obligations

You and your family must comply with all visa conditions and Australian laws.

Sponsors

This information is for a person who wants to sponsor an Aged Dependent Relative visa (subclass 114).

Who can sponsor a family member

You can sponsor a family member for this visa if you are their relative and they are dependent on you financially.

They must be able to demonstrate that they have been dependent on you for financial support for a reasonable period (usually three years) before lodging the application. Your partner can be the sponsor, provided you live together.

The Visa Pricing Estimator requires you to answer the questions as accurately as possible to provide you with an estimate for lodging a visa application. The estimator does not include the second instalment of the visa application charge which is payable for some visas. Please note this is an estimate for a visa application, if you have already lodged your application and you want to change/add applicants please refer to the Visa Pricing Table. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection Visa Pricing Estimator will give you an estimate of the charges you may need to pay to lodge a visa application. This is paid after you have made your application but before the visa can be granted. Read the department's full disclaimer. The Commonwealth of Australia does not guarantee the accuracy, currency or completeness of any material in the Visa Pricing Estimator.